As multi-award winning broadcaster, investigative journalist, executive, and critically reviewed author of Distortion, Ejiro Umukoro tasks Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) to raise the ethical bar and rules of engagement for its members…. Nigerian journalists are urged to prioritize the ethics of the profession and self development through local and international training to enable them to catch up with the current trends in the media world. The Executive Director, LightRay Media, who is also the resource person, Ejiro Umukoro, made the call in Abuja on Wednesday during a One-Day training on Safety, Protection of Journalists and Workplace Compliance. The training…
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A former lawmaker and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Celestine Onyibe has congratulated Barr Chiedu Ebie, on his appointment as Chairman of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Hon Onyibe who expressed joy over the appointment, described it as a well deserved one, noting that Chiedu Ebie has showed capacity and commitment in all the previous offices he has occupied in government in the past. Hon Onyibe in his congratulatory message to Ebie, thanked the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Ahmed Bola Tinubu for finding Ebie worthy to serve as…
President Bola Tinubu says there is a need for robust public-private sector partnership to grow the economy. According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, on Thursday, Tinubu spoke at a meeting with members of the board and management of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He said Nigeria is blessed with rich human and natural resources, in addition to deficit opportunities, which can quickly be leveraged into new prosperity. The president called for the urgent exploitation of Nigeria’s diversity for collective gain, with an eye on new think tanks in the agricultural sector and the establishment of a…
President Bola Tinubu has tasked the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, in view of the rippling effect on global peace, displacements of people, and rising poverty. In an audience with the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday, the President noted that terrorism had consistently reversed the gains on development and increased instability in families and communities, but that UN cooperation in dealing with it had always been inconsistent and whimsical in the developing world context. “We appreciate all that…
By Sunday Apah The Urhobo Communities Natural Resources Protector Council (UCNRPC), has appealed to the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give Urhobo ethnic nationality it’s own share of the Pipeline Surveillance Contract, as they can’t be appendage to another ethnic nationality in the Niger Delta region. In a statement signed by Acting National President of Urhobo Communities Natural Resources Protector Council, Olorogun Saturday Mofoye, said there was no way one man can handle a pipeline security contract that involved all ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta region. UCNRPC alleged that the ongoing over $1.3 billion (N1 trillion) contract,…
The Vice President has urged his numerous friends and political allies to refrain from “placing birthday wishes on newspaper pages or utilizing paid channels to convey your greetings” in their endeavours to commemorate his birthday. In a press statement personally signed by the Vice President, who will turn 57 on September 2nd, he stated that the decision was made “in the spirit of our nation’s commitment to responsible resource management and responsive governance.” Below is the full text of the Vice President’s press statement: “Dear friends and well-wishers, “Greetings to you all. “As we approach the anniversary of my birth…
The Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency (DSPHCDA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have pledged to collaborate and support the programmes of the You Matter Charity Foundation of Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori. The organizations which gave their solidarity to the pet project during separate visits to the First Lady’s office on Thursday, August 31, 2023, commended the foundation’s focus on creating a world where everyone is valued irrespective of their background. Speaking during the visit, the delegation of the Delta State Primary Health Care Development Agency led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Jude Winful-Orieke, said the essence…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has ordered the audit of physical infrastructure in public schools. Oborevwori made the disclosure in an address read on his behalf by his Deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme at the handover to the state government, teachers and staff quarters by Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, at Olomoro Comprehensive High School, Olomoro, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday. He said, “We are carrying out comprehensive audit of physical infrastructure in our primary and secondary schools to enable us know where there are gaps and respond accordingly. “Towards addressing…
OBIARUKU/Nigeria: In what seems to be a display of political activism, the Egbaoma Peoples Assembly, an influential social-political entity operating within the Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State, has taken a bold stance on principles of fairness and strategic zoning within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upcoming election for the Local Government Chairman. The assembly firmly asserts that this crucial office should be meticulously allocated to the Egbaoma political block, which encompasses wards 1 through 5. At an event attended by a diverse assembly of participants, including past and present political leaders, party officials, community representatives, as…
Wife of Delta Governor and Founder, You Matter Charity Foundation, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori has reassured Deltans that the development plans of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori as encapsulated in the MORE Agenda, will go round the state. Deaconess Oborevwori stated this on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 when she received on a courtesy visit, executives and members of Evwreni Clan Improvement Union, Asaba branch at the first lady’s office, government house, Asaba. She noted that, notwithstanding the large size of the state, Governor Oborevwori’s administration will deliver the dividends of democracy to Deltans through sustainable and realistic developments. While assuring…